Murg (Northern Black Forest)
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This article is about the river in the northern Black Forest. For the southern river of the same name, see Murg (Southern Black Forest). For other uses, see Murg.
The Murg is an 80.2-kilometre-long[2] river (including its headstream, the Rechtmurg) and tributary of the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows through the Northern Black Forest into the Upper Rhine Plain, crossing the counties of Freudenstadt and Rastatt.
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Murg | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Districts | Freudenstadt and Rastatt |
Reference no. | DE: 236 |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Source: in the Northern Black Forest: confluence of the Rechtmurg and Rotmurg in Obertal |
• coordinates | 48°31′57″N 8°17′18″E |
• elevation | ca. 595 m above sea level (NHN) (confluence) ca. 870 m u. NHN (Murgursprung; Rechtmurg) ca. 915 m u. NHN (Rotmurgbrunnen; Rotmurg) |
Mouth | |
• location | near Steinmauern into the Upper Rhine |
• coordinates | 48°55′09″N 8°09′53″E |
• elevation | ca. 110 m above sea level (NHN) |
Length | 79.6 km (49.5 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhine→ North Sea |
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Population | 178,850 |
Tributaries | |
• left | Tonbach, Schönmünz, Raumünzach, Oos (Nordarm) |
• right | Ilgenbach, Forbach, Sasbach |
Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Kirschbaumwasen Retention Basin, Forbach Compensation Basin |
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